Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy will begin serving a five-year prison sentence in Paris starting October 21, reports Baltimore Chronicle with reference to BFMTV.
Sarkozy is set to be held at La Santé prison, located in the Montparnasse district in the southern part of Paris. According to the prison director, Sébastien Covelli, the former president will stay in a single cell. He will be allowed to go for a walk twice a day and access the recreation room, but always without contact with other inmates, due to security concerns. The director noted that this arrangement is not unique and applies to hundreds of other prisoners.
According to the publication, Sarkozy will arrive at the prison on his own. He is expected to undergo standard intake procedures, including fingerprinting, photographing, assignment of a prisoner number, surrendering prohibited items, and a thorough search that requires undressing. Following this, he will receive a package containing essential items such as clothing, bedding, dishes, and hygiene supplies.
A demonstration in support of Sarkozy is scheduled in Paris at 8:30 a.m., organized by his sons.
It is worth recalling that on October 17, current President Emmanuel Macron met with Sarkozy at the Élysée Palace. On September 25, a French court found the former president partially guilty in the so-called “Libyan case” – for receiving campaign funds from the late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi. The court ruled that Sarkozy must serve a five-year sentence, with the verdict taking immediate effect due to the “serious public order violation caused by the crime.” The former president was granted 18 days after the ruling to organize his professional life.
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